I thouroghly enjoyed 'Singularity', authored by Bill DeSmedt.

The basis of the story revolves around an event that occurred in 1908 in the bleak Siberian locale named Tunguska. The novel supposes that the Tunguska explosion of 1908 wasn't caused by a meteor or a comet, as commonly thought, but by a sub atomic black hole.

The story ends up being quite a thriller -- utilizing secret government agencies, innocent bystanders evolving into heroes, and quantum physics. Quantum physics, you ask? Now don't get me wrong...I did not pay attention in physics class in high school or college, for that matter. Still the story is plausible because the author is adept at explaining the intricacies of quantum physics (i.e. lifecycles of black holes, Hawking radiation, etc.) without putting the reader to sleep. I would say that the experience of reading this book was akin to reading Jurassic Park, where Michael Crichton explained the minutia of DNA splicing that gave you just enough of an understanding to be dangerous and resonates so closely to actual fact that reader is convinced that dinosaurs can be extracted from amber! In the same sense, Bill DeSmedt has the reader believing that a sub atomic black hole could be orbiting in the Earth's crust, lurking.

I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the quality of the characters. I absolutely fell in love with one of the primary characters, Jonathan Knox. Jonathan is a consultant who becomes wrapped up (no pun intended) with a elite government agency operative named Marianna Bonaventure. Their quest to locate a missing Russian scientist leads them into the hands of the seemingly innocuous Russian billionaire, Arkady Grigoriyevich Greshin. But under the cultured facade of their Russian host lurks an uber-secret effort to catch a primordial black hole and change the course of history! Assisted by Mycroft (a computer specialist of unmatched ability) and Texas physicist Jack Adler, Jonathan and Marianna try to unravel this mystery before time runs out -- for everyone on Earth!

Since reading this book I felt a bit of regret that I didn't delve further into the sciences while in school. On the bright side, I was inspired by this book to read other books related to science. I believe the highest praise an author can receive is that the results of their craft motivated another person in some small way. ( )

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